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Photo Courtesy of The Church Key When my food partner in crime, Kristie Hang, asked me if I'd be interested in sampling The Church Key's Summer menu, I didn't have to think twice.

Photo Courtesy of The Church Key It's a very comfortable atmosphere, loved the telephone booth in the hallway with the rotary phone.(when was the last time you saw a rotary phone?) A very unique place with lots of coolitems to look at while having a great meal.

Pan Am beverage cart Loving the old skool airline carts!

A frozen 'otter pop' style Purple Rain cocktail made with liquid nitrogen. On this night, Cosmopolitan and Sex on the Beach were the other options. A fun way to enjoy a cocktail

Photo Courtesy of The Church Key Cocktails prepared table side, just look for the airline beverage cart and nitrogen attendant dressed as a flight attendant. Too bad they couldn't make these cocktails at 30k feet...

See What Jay Eats... Speaking of carts, The Church Key is known for their American-style dim sum …

It's Nisei Week! "Nisei" in Japanese means 2nd Generation. A Japanese American Celebration. I was invited to the "Sake, Shochu, and Beer Tasting" and one of the Nisei Week events.

Entering the room on the rooftop level

The room was filled with over 105 sake, shochu, and Japanese beers.

One of the highlights of the evening was seeing Chef Katsu Michite I used to go to his restaurant on Hillcrest in Los Felizmany years ago. The restaurant had no sign, I hadto look for the pile of salt to find the correct door. The waiting room was an art gallery and you'd thenenter the dining room and there was the sushi bar.The plates and tea cups were hand-made by his brother.It was almost like going to a private clubwithout having to be a member.

Salmon and Tuna Sushi was part of tonight's menu.

Chef Katsu Michite It was good seeing Katsu san againand tasting his sushi once again.

Growing up, my family would visit the LA County Fair just as the new school year would begin each September. Photo Courtesy of LACF Besides the rides, entertainment, and of course food, we would see the new exhibits the fair would have each year.

This year, Luminasia is a new nighttime attraction.It's a larger-than-life Chinese lantern display,which is an ancient art form of lantern making.